The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-01-07
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
rERsoNAn ANp PoLrr1cAr.


DIR. PATTEN. an aged man who lived
Alone in Franklin, Me-, was burned 70
death in his house. DR.. Patten was for
merly a successful dentist, but lost his
practice through intemperance, and Of late
be earned a living by cobbling. The
Drigin Of the fire is unknown.
SPEAKER CARLISLE has filed his answer
10 Geo. II. Thoebe's notice of contest Of
his election to the Fiftieth Congress, in
which he denies all Of Thoebe's allega-
tions.
TIE London Post urges the return Of
Lord Churchill to the Cabinet
COLONEL T.. G. WEIR, superintendent OF
the Adams Express, has stated that the
amount stolen last October was between
ssl 600 and sS2, 900. He had charge Of the
payment of these losses at the time Of the
robbery.
DIsTRIcT-ATToRNEY BLISS was one Of
the guests on the 29th at a tea given by
Mrs Villas, wife of the POstmaster-Gen-
eral, in Washington, to introduce her
daughter, who makes her debut this win
ter.
NONE Of the Illinois ladies in Washing
ton intend 10 keep open house or hold re-
ceptions on New Years Day, out of re-
specJ TO the memory Of General Logan aud
in cotereuce to the sore af1llcion Of Mrs.
Logan.
GENERAL MILES called at the War De
partment on the 29th and had an extended
interview with Secretary Endic0tt. The
General left Washington in the evening
for New York to remain dav or two
before proceeding TO Prescott Ariz., where
no VIII direct the removal Of his head
quarters to Los Angeles, Cal Mrs Miles
will accompany her husband West
SPEAKER CARLISLE says that he does not
think there viii be any legislation this
winter TO reduce the surplus. The time is
too short and there is TOO great a disagree
mcnt ca both sides of tho House He says
''Ihc American people can not be made tc
realize any situation until it is actually
upon them"
JAMES a. MCMAsTEa- the veteran editor
of the New York Fycata5ts Journal anc
the leading Catholic journalist, died in St
Mary Hospital, Brooklyn, on the 29th
from disorders brought on by a fail some
weeks ago. He was born in Duanesburg
n. r., in lS3l and was the son of a Prot
ostant minister
PEDAR SATuER, a wcll-znown capitalist
and sole owner of the bank of Sather q
Co, OF san Francisco, died at his resi-
deuce at Oakland on the 29th, after a Ions
illness.
GEORGE w. CHuDs and A. J. Drcxel, oi
Philadelphia. have contributed St,O)O each
20 the fund fo- Mrs. john a. Logan, and
John Wdunamakec contributed $500
- l'A t-t4 w Ar 4bN4lL III INC lily Ol NICK
leo on the 2Sth between Prince Augustiu
Ituv5idc ana Scnor CdrccJo, both of whom
are members of the Jockey Club. The
weapons used were swords. The Prince
wounded has antagonist in the shoulder,
but NOT dangerously. The duel took place
at thc san Lorenzo School Of Artillery.
LcRD HARRINGTON has declined TO enter
Lord SaIis5ury's cabinet.
MICHAEL DAvIrr was married to Miss
Mamie We're, at Oakland. Cal, on the
3Jth.
GENERAL KAULBAEs has been attached
TO the stJH of the Grand Duke Nladimel
at st. Petersburg.
a BANQUET was rendered Governor
Charles Robinson by the Jefferson Clut
at Lawrence, Eas., on the night of the
3Oth
HON w. H. Suru is to succeed Lore
Randolph Churchill as leader Of the Con
scrv1tivos i'm the House of Commons
JouN DlLLoN has furnished Che bail o
Gt,CJ0 required by the recent dccisio;
against him for ugitating the 'Plun O
Campaign
Mas. ENMoNs, wifo of Prof Eumous
the gColoEist, who mysteriouslv disap
peared at New York after her arrival from
England, was found at Wormly's Hotel
Washington.
TIE marriage of Marshal MacAIahonh
daughter 90 Marquis Kelvin took place il
Paris on the 30th. Prince Aiurat was pres
cnt ON behalf of o2,-Enprcss Eugene
Princess Mathilde signed the marriag
contract. The church was splendidly dec
orstcd
MUs. Dos CAMERON is ait present lyin!
very ll of typhoid fever i'm Washington
and her fami y are much concerned mt IN
sudden development of that malajy,
only having declared itself ON the S0th
q LETTER recently received from tn
wife of Mr. Justice Woods of the Unite
States Supreme Court, who is spendm
the winter in Southern California on a,
count of hIs health, states that the justic
lis batter, and he has gained some flesh.
GENERAL MILES is q brave man, bu
there Is one thing ne did not care to dC
and that was to remain la Washington o
New Years day. He would have had =
don the fun uniform of Brigadier-Gor
aral, march to the w hite House and aftcl
ward call upon the Secretary of War al'
everybody of prominence receiving o
that day.
LrEurENANr WM. IT. EMORY has been o'
dcrcd to command the Thetis one Of Tn
Grcely relief vessels, which has been r,
fitted at tho Brooklyn Navy Yard and wi
beattachcd to the Pacific squadron. Tn
Thcts is TO be stationed i'm Alaskan water
to- act in conjunction with the Pinta, whic
Is not regarded as entirely safe for open
sea work.
ON the 3lst imposing and impres sive ~
neral services were held in tho Unite
Statos Senate chamber over the remain
or the late Senator Logan, and the fl
neral corteEe that formed the escort :
tine temporary resting place was the lars
ST Of the kind ever seen in the Nationa
capital
KAISER WILLIAM OF GERMANY celebrate
on the LIST the eightieth anniversary Of hi
ovent was the occasion OF much entht
siasm in Berlin and other portions Of th
empire
President CLEVELAND was compelled {
abandon his purpose OF attending Genera
Logan's funeral by the severity Of IN
rheumatic trouble Mrs. Cleveland, how
ever, and her mother were present
TnE opinion appears to prevail, especial
i'm England, that the outcome of the Blu
garian complications win be the ultimat
restoration of Alexander to the thron
under European guarantees.
M. BARTHOLDT, Che originator and arch
tect of the statue of Liberty EnughteI
ing the World, - prescu "a to the Unite,
States by the people of France, has bee
advanced to the rank of Commander Of tn
Legion of Honor.
UP to tho evening of the lst the trus
fund for the widow OF General Logan ha
reached $4,000, and on that day Mrs LC
gan also received from VIM T. NixOr
manager of the Chicago lntcr-Ccega, check
aggregating $500 as a New Years gil
from friends in Chicago
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND managed TO e
through the three hours ordeal Of recei,
ing New Years callers, but it prove
ratha= y painful task FOR him, and was
ss.c-o violation of his physicians order.
THE Marquis Of Lond )nderry offers
sen his Irish estates o. his tenants
Oh the 2d John s. Newbcrry, promineI
IN railroad and other enterprises in Mich
aan, died at Detroit.
MN GnsaHEN. Tho L.naun Po.L savs. ha